Donald Sterling loses court battle to prevent sale of Clippers

[n2doc]

Source: LA Times

Judge Michael Levanas allowed the sale of the Clippers to go forward Monday afternoon, ruling in favor of Shelly Sterling on all three counts in a probate court trial against Donald Sterling.

The ruling in Los Angeles Superior Court included an extraordinary order that essentially renders any appellate court intervention meaningless.

Levanas made the announcement after almost two hours of closing arguments between lawyers for Donald Sterling and Shelly Sterling.

Shelly Sterling was successful in having the judge uphold the removal of her husband as trustee of the Sterling Family Trust, which owns the Clippers, on grounds of mental incapacitation. The ruling clears the way to implement her May agreement to sell the franchise to Steve Ballmer for $2 billion.

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-sterling-donald-shelly-clippers-judge-ruling-20140728-story.html

[former9thward]

1. No lower court can stop a higher court from intervening.

So if the case is appealed a higher court could stop the sale while the appeal is heard.

[Shrike47]

2. Cal. Probate Code 1310.b allows the sale of the team inspite of any appeal if so ordered.

In other words, the probate court may allow a fiduciary to go forward with a sale whether or not an appeal has been filed, and retains jurisdiction for that purpose. The probate court has said Sterling's wife can sell.

[groundloop]

4. 2 Billion reasons she stayed married to that a$$hole

[Paolo123]

5. This guy is a 100% flaming asshole

But I tend to side with him on the legal matter, as much as I don't like siding with him.